Verse
Leviticus 11:44 — For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves…
“For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”
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The verses around Leviticus 11:44.
42Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
43Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
44For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
45For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
46This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
Verse explanation
This is the explanation the text itself gives for the dietary rules: being different, “holy,” because God was considered holy. It isn’t about health or disgust — it’s about marking an identity distinct from the neighboring nations through what was eaten and what was touched.
From the Leviticus 11 study in Bible in Stories.
Leviticus 11:44 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Porque eu sou o Senhor vosso Deus: portanto vós os sanctificareis, e sereis sanctos, porque eu sou sancto; e não contaminareis as vossas almas por nenhum reptil que se arrasta sobre a terra;
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Pois que eu sou o SENHOR vosso Deus, vós portanto vos santificareis, e sereis santos, porque eu sou santo: assim que não torneis abomináveis vossas pessoas com nenhum réptil que andar arrastando sobre a terra.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
porque yo soy el Señor su Dios; así que dedíquense y sean santos, porque yo soy santo. No se contaminen con ningún animal que se arrastre por el suelo.
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